Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Ku Wei-ching

Mr. Vi-tsing Koo

願惟精字心一

(Ku Wei-ching)

Mr. Vi-tsing Koo was born at Wusih, Kiangsu, in 1888. After obtaining his Chinese education under private tutorship in his native city, he entered Nanyang College, Shanghai, in 1907. On graduation from that College he succeeded in passing a competitive examination and was sent by the government to the United States to pursue higher education. Upon his arrival in America, he studied electrical engineering in the University of Illinois. After receiving the degrze of B. S. from that University, Mr. Koo went to the East to continue study in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from which he received the degree of Master of Science. He was also awarded the degree of M. S. by Harvard University. It was during his study at the Institute of Technology that he perfected a hydraulic microphone. Mr. Koo returned to China in 1916 and was immediately given a professorship at Conservancy College, Nanking, which position he retained until he was called to take up a similar position by his Alma Mater, Nanyang College (now Nanyang University) in 1917. In 1919 Mr, Koo was Chief Engineer of the Yu Foong Cotton Mill at Cheng Chow, Honan. He resigned from that position in 1922 and went to the Chiao Tung University at Peking to be the Director of Business and at the same time Head of the Radio Engineering Department. In the summer of 1923, his service in his Alma Mater was again needed and he was then appointed Dean of the University, which position he is now holding. Besides the school in his Alma Mater, Mr. Koo is also chief engineer of Yao Ming Lighting Plant at his native city, Wusih.